| Descriptor in English: | Skin |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Piel |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Pele |
| Descriptor in French: | Peau |
| Tree number(s): |
A17.815 |
| Scope note: | The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS. |
| Annotation: | for animal tissue in wound ther see note on BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; inflammation = DERMATITIS & its specifics; dryness of skin: index under SKIN DISEASES & do not interpret as XERODERMA see ICHTHYOSIS without clues from text |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
| History Note: | /transplantation was SKIN TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65; was SKIN/transplantation 1966-89 |
| See also the descriptors: |
Dermatologic Agents
MeSH Keratinocytes MeSH Skin Manifestations MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 13248 |
| Descriptor UI: | D012867 |
| Date Established: | 1960/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2012/07/03 |
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Skin
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| Concept UI |
M0019925 |
| Scope note | The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS. |
| Preferred term | Skin |
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